Meaning

1 senses
  1. (informal)Second, ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute.

More definitions
  • an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors
  • ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
  • 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

Examples

34 sentences
  1. Can I see you for a sec?

    Можна тебе на секунду?

    ruМожно тебя на секунду?

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  2. Wait a sec.

    Зачекай хвильку.

    ruПодожди секундочку.

    deWarte mal kurz!

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  3. I'll be there in a sec.

    ruЯ буду там через секунду.

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  4. I'll be back in a sec.

    ruЯ на секундочку.

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  5. Can we talk for a sec?

    deKönnen wir mal kurz reden?

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Forms

plural: sec / secs
Singularsec
Pluralsec / secs

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors:Securities and Exchange Commission
  • ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle:secant
  • 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites:seconds

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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